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International anthologies where my poems have been published When did you find sense of Depersonalization in you and how?
Within each of us there is a virtue for looking beyond our own selves. If we allow this virtue inside us to blossom, we will see the world around us with a definite
1. Poetry for Peace, published from USA, 2. Different Truths on Autism Awareness, 3. Speak Your Mind on national and international problems, 4. Amaravati
purpose and look upon its joys and sorrows as our own. This process starts when we decide to give some of our time to others. I am from Mumbai and every day I
Poetic Prism International Multilingual Poetry, 5. Some Voices Sing Anthology of Hope, 6. You and Me, 7. Cherry Toppins, 8. Symphony of Souls, 9. Premier
see accidents and disasters in the never ending crowds fighting to earn their daily bread. Some people help to take the victim to the hospital but many simply
Antologia de Poetasdel Proyecta de 'UNEMOS AL MUNDO CON LA POESIA', 10. Mexico-India.
crowd around and gossip causing hindrance to relief operations. No one wants to get involved. No one wants to put his or her life at risk for other's life. Giving a
Family & Parents little bit of our time to society does not cost us much but if we do it collectively it can work wonders. We can help in blood donation campaigns, tree plantation
campaigns, free medical camps, education of slum children, and so on. Once we start involving ourselves in these kinds of activities giving some part of our time
My Mother was my rock of Gibraltar. In her lived the strongest woman I have ever known. The sense of security I have today has grown from the love she gave
and resources, it gives us immense soul satisfaction. Depersonalization starts when we think beyond our self. Looking at human sufferings everywhere, I started
me. She was a natural poet, a thinker, a writer in her own right . Whatever little I write today, I owe it to her. In her I learnt my right from wrong. She went out of
to think beyond the self. Depersonalozation does not mean to stop thinking about ourselves. Everyone should take care of himself/herself. When our self needs
her way to help people. In her I imbibed my love of people. She had a very difficult life with my father almost bringing us up singlehanded but she never spoke
are taken care of, we can contribute something to society
about her trial and tribulations. Now I wonder what she must have gone through. Any other woman would have broken under its weight. But she didn't. Today
my sense of security comes from this unconditional love she has passed onto me, always being there for me in the most loving way a mother can. How and what talents you used in spreading love, peace and humanity.
I use my talents in writing poetry on various social issues, love and peace to bring about transformation in society. Every once in a while, in between my FB posts
What more I can contribute to eradicate Inhumanity from our society?
with comments or shares, I get message in my inbox from my readers telling me that I inspired them, because of something I had written about social issues.
Little drops of water that make the mighty ocean. Every person can contribute to society in her own way. We need not donate millions of dollars to feed the
When I was a little girl I thought I could change the world with my writing. Now that I am a woman I know that I can. And I believe you can, too. Let's fill our
hungry or do some heroic act in order to make a difference. Little acts of kindness, small changes in lifestyles and being a responsible part of the society will do.
time and thoughts with things that make the world a better place. I have written poems on various social issues such as plight of orphan or widow, miseries of
Being humble, polite and having a smile on our lips. Negative emotions and bad attitude tend to create bad vibes that spreads around, which is picked up by other
leprosy patients and those living in mental asylum, rape victims, honor killings, dowry deaths and global warming. Whatever I had written, it was written with
people. Here are few ways in which I try to help the society: Helping people out during everyday life whenever I have opportunity. Small gestures of kindness at a
passion to touch the sensitive nerves of my readers. I feel many of my readers got on board with my cause. In my poems, I speak the language of my readers. If we
one-on-one level are a great way to be useful. I listen to people in my daily life and show them empathy. I mentor young people to build their character. I
really want to see change, we have to persuade people to open their minds. Apart from my individual poetry, I collaborated with my poet friend K.
volunteer at NGO's to help poor and needy.
Radhakrishnan to write on almost all social issues and together we had written about 200 such long poems that usually start with a story with lots of emotions and
What makes you to be one among 25 Wonderful Women Of Virtue end with actionable steps to mitigate that social ill. We have posted such poems in FB to draw attention of readers to such social ills. These collaborative poems
I am neither a glitterati nor a literati or a celebrity. I represent those unsung women in the vast pages of history. The significance of any woman is not based on any are shortly going to be published to reach wider readership.
of the things our world values very highly, such as, physical beauty, affluent background, intelligence, education. God created every woman unique. Each Yes, pen is my weapon and with it I aim to drive my message of love, peace and humanity.
woman is different from the other but at the end they have something that makes them special, it is their innocence and a strong will power to overcome the
Do you feel you have a sense of making people happy? if yes, how you make them happy?
hurdles in life. At any phase of her life, she is struggling every time. In her childhood, she has to face the criticism for being a girl. When she hits puberty, she has
I feel happier when someone's face lights up with joy. I feel happier when I have done little things to help others and my self- esteem shoots up. I know I will get
to go through her periods, which is not at all an enjoyable thing, still she is there fighting the odds. Then comes the age for her marriage. In this phase she has to go
what I give and if I do something to make others happy, it will be the cause for my own happiness.
through a lot of taking all the responsibility of a family. Her role as a mother and wife is seldom appreciated and our society takes her for granted. Being a woman
today is daunting and an extremely stressful task. She must know how to juggle family, work and responsibilities and in most cases, it's a thankless job. The only My personal views in building a perfect human being in me
thing which keeps her going is sheer own selfless love which holds more power than the physical strength of a man. Yes, I belong to that group of “ordinary”
In my entire life I never met a perfect human being neither does history has any evidence of a perfect human being. Instead of the word “PERFECT”, I would
women yet I consider myself one of those wonderful women of virtue. I know how to use my feminine power. Like every woman, I too toil but never count the
prefer to use “BETTER”. We can definitely be better human beings than we are. Life is a testing ground for souls and not a frolicking funfair for the exploitation
hours. I do not allow expectations to get me down. I take it all smiling, without displaying any frown. I like to be different to make a difference. I am strong and
of negative emotions such as hate, anger and jealousy. Good will eventually conquer all the evil, truth conquers all falsehood, everlasting love conquers all hate,
will never allow others to exert their undue influence. I am bold to voice out my opinion and also know when to be silent and when to hold up the banner. While I
and life lived with love will conquer even death.
am determined to fight for our rights, I never waver from my family and occupational commitments. I strive to live up to the morals and values that my mother
taught me when I was a child. My aim is to transcend not only others but myself too.

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